Chords of: Boots on the Ground by: Massive Attack, Tom Waits. (D, Dm7, Em, E) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Boots on the Ground” by Massive Attack, Tom Waits is in D Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dm7, Em, E.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C/E → Em → Em7 → C/E → Em → C7/E → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| Em | 0:23 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:21 | 8% |
| E | 0:20 | 8% |
| Am | 0:16 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 4% |
E – G6 – C/E – Em – Eaug – Em7 – C/E – F#7/A# – Em – G6 – C7/E – F7 – Em – Bm – Am7 – G – F#m – A – E – E7 – Edim – Eaug – F#m7b5/E – Em – E7 – Am – Edim – Em7 – Am – Am7 – G6 – A – E – E7 – C/E – E – Am – Em – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – C7/E – Am7 – E – Em7 – Amaj7 – Am7 – G6 – …
